This blog is essentially my online Curriculum Vitae. My stories have mostly appeared in Canadian magazines.

Music

Feb 26, 2011

AS IF THIS fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants freelancer gig didn't pay meagerly enough, I've recently launched a pro bono writing project. It's basically my excuse to harass musicians with an offbeat line of questioning as they put out new records, but also a niche with some room to spread out a bit. Stay tuned for monthly (and perhaps even bi-monthly) cover art back story posts in 2011.

Nov 16, 2010

IN THE SUMMER of 2009, I approached Flemish Eye records' impresario Ian Russell about creating an art zine in collaboration with his label's musicians, the aim being to celebrate their non-musical talents and exhibit their hilarious personalities. It was a total Hail Mary, but Ian liked the concept, and luckily so did the immensely talented folks he works with. I spent the following year crafting, editing, writing and wrangling together a polymorphous pile of ideas to help produce this one-of-a-kind, handsome 36-pager named EYE SPY, featuring original Chad VanGaalen illustrations (like the one above), rare artist interviews and a glut of other weird and wonderful visual contributions. We are currently distributing 6,000-plus copies to music buyers across Canada.

May 09, 2010

ONE OF THE perks of being a journalist is getting the chance to stalk your musical heroes without appearing too creepy.

I've been lucky enough to access a wide collection of famous folks who rock my world. These three stories are probably my favourites involving icons of rawk that I published in WestJet's in-flight travel magazine during my days working there as a managing and senior editor:

From a Halloween themed issue in October 2006 —Alice Cooper's Favourite Place: Toronto